Lights out!
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
July 27, 2017 4:54am CST
I left home this morning at 6:25AM. I don't want to be late; it is the first duty day of level 3 students. Nobody came late,although they are considered late but that was before 7am.
We went to the third floor for the orientation. We positioned our tables and chairs in the spot where the aircondition unit will provide us cool temperature. Suddenly at 8am, lights went off. Then after a few seconds it was on again and the A/C continued to cool the place where we were.
When I arrived home,I noticed the quiet surroundings. Then the house was dark. Aha! We had power outage for 9 hours. I was sweating so profusely that the insensible loss was so sensibly dripping like crazy.
Lights came back at 5pm. Now, I can enjoy the cool wind from the fan. It is gloomy but it is okay.
I should be angry but no! I am glad I can now watch one of my favourite television series,Wildflower.
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15 responses
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
27 Jul 17
Even we are facing this power cut problem , ah it's irritating. We never used to have power cuts in rainy season previously..
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
27 Jul 17
@prashu228 , many things would be missed to do when there is power outage.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
do you have rotating power interruptions?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
right, but it was also bad because when i came home, it was still brown out.
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@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
28 Jul 17
@ridingbet I don't mind it so much if it's off late at night when I'm asleep... As long as it's back on when I'm up...
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
power resumed at 5PM. my sister told me to connect the TV and switch it on but i said the power might close again. true enough, it was just a test switch-on, then power came back after 5 minutes.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jul 17
@sishy7 that is true. we sleep at night anyway. also, we need the electricity during daytime because we have to use the fan- so hot in here.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
yes, i was so tired and exhausted yesterday, that i immediately sat down and fanned myself before i changed my uniform to my ordinary clothes. i had to shower later, because i had to catch my breath. hahaha!
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
28 Jul 17
@ridingbet After a day of work outside the house we always feel exhausted.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jul 17
@LadyDuck true. from 2 days last semester and being back to 4, i feel i am exhausted for the whole week. i hope to overcome the exhaustion when i will feel more comfortable with my duty.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
28 Jul 17
@ridingbet , yes I understand so well for we are teachers and only human beings not perfect.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
yes, friend, and i know you also understand me when i bring out my rant here regarding my students.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
yes, i was glad because it is hard to work when you don't feel uncomfortable at all.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
yes, if i get angry, my blood pressure might rise and my heart rate might go berserk. i just shrugged it off, and felt glad later because i watched my favorite TV series.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jul 17
yes, the A/C in the hospital. here at home, only the fan. and our hand fans. hahaha!
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
That was a long power outage. I wonder what maintenance was performed over there.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
@ridingbet I guess that would be the reason.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Aug 17
there are 3 supermalls about to open at the end of the year, that could be one of the reasons.
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@mom210 (9036)
• United States
29 Jul 17
@ridingbet it is poles, many other states have theirs under ground but not here. I am told underground is better. But a strong wind or heavy ice will snap a line.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
30 Jul 17
@mom210 in Kuwait, they have their electricity connected underground so no danger if a strong dust storm passes through their city.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jul 17
yes my friend. may i ask if your electricity is connected in your homes through the electric posts, or it is underground? maybe if through electric posts, the power is cut off during strong winds, or maybe the electricity office switches off to prevent further damage and outage.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Jul 17
@ridingbet , I hope that the weather disturbance was not too violent. Thank goodness you have your hand fan and please try to keep cool.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
30 Jul 17
it is really a disaster if it is so hot and there is power outage. that is why there are some senior citizens who die due to heatstroke and hypertension. as for me, i have my hand fan to keep myself cool, despite the over-hot temperature.
now though, it is windy; maybe because there is a weather disturbance near my place.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
1 Aug 17
@bluesa yes, and thank you much, my friend. it is cool in the evening now, but still so hot at midday.
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@DianneN (246819)
• United States
2 Aug 17
@ridingbet I hope your power remains on.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 Aug 17
@DianneN since it is the rainy season now, we expect to have some sudden power outage, like a while ago; we had 5 minutes power interruption.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jul 17
yes, my friend. although when i arrived home, there was no power yet, and i was glad it switched back on at 5PM.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
Aha you're fan of Ivy Aguas huh. I'm not really watching it but my wife never miss an afternoon watching Wildflower.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jul 17
yes yes, yo. also, i like Jepoy for Ivy, not Arnaldo the crazy, or Diego the wannabee hunk. hahaha!
my own personal and funny opinion.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Jul 17
oh, it is fortunate for you to have had the power outage in a cool climate.
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